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Educator Introduces Online Program to Report Sexual Assault

In the wake of heightened sexual assaults on college campuses across the United States, a seasoned educator has developed a new online intervention program to respond to these attacks.

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In U.S., Black Men Still in Fight for Citizenship

This past weekend, the city of Baltimore became a protesting ground. The message was the same as it has been around the country in recent months: Black lives matter.

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Howard University Dual Enrollment Program Launches in D.C.

Howard University has launched a partnership with Washington, D.C., public schools that will provide advanced college preparation for students at two District of Columbia high schools.

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ED Data Verify Damage Done to HBCUs

The Department of Education recently acknowledged that the controversial 2011 changes to Parent Plus Loan qualification standards did, in fact, adversely affect historically Black colleges and universities.

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Emory Law School Gets Gift to Honor John Lewis

Emory University’s law school has received $1.5 million to fund a professorship named after civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

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Welcome!

The Diverse team looks forward to playing host today to Dr. William “Smitty” Smith, founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity. Smith’s organization, based at Wheelock College in Boston, promotes racial understanding through education, theater and dialogue.

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Simmons College Added to Official HBCU Registry

Simmons College has officially received federal designation as a historically Black college, the Kentucky institution announced Monday.

Minority Coaches Organize New Group

A group of prominent college coaches have launched a new organization devoted to helping minority coaches in men’s and women’s college basketball and college football.

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Leadership & Policy

Trial to Begin for Last 3 Defendants in FAMU hazing case

The manslaughter trial of the remaining three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has begun.

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Founder of African Center Takes On Boston University Over its Closure

Tension is mounting in a dispute over the pending closure of a Boston University multicultural center, pitting university officials against the initiative’s founder.

Faculty & Staff

MARIE LYNN MIRANDA

MARIE LYNN MIRANDA has been named provost of Rice University, effective July 1. She was the Samuel A. Graham Dean and a professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and a professor of pediatrics and of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Miranda earned a bachelor’s from Duke University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

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GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA

GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA has been appointed dean of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, effective July 15. She was chair of the department of African and African-American studies, a professor of English and Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of Biography at Dartmouth College. Gerzina earned a bachelor’s from Marlboro College, a master’s from Simmons College and a doctorate from Stanford University.

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